Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar

About the film

Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar (transl. I'm screwed by getting married) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman. Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty star in the roles of husband and wife. Reema Lagoo, Mohnish Behl, Aasif Sheikh, and Shakti Kapoor also star. It was remade in Tamil as Priyasakhi starring Madhavan and Sadha. The delay of the film meant that Priyasakhi ended up releasing first.

Shooting took place in London, United Kingdom and in India. The film was produced by Bubby Kent and was earlier titled Dil Chura Ke Chal Diye. The film was released in 2006 after being delayed in production for several years. The film proved to be unsuccessful and flopped at the box office.

Synopsis

Ayaan, an eligible bachelor, lives a very wealthy lifestyle with his married brother, Karan, and his wife, Anju, his younger sister, Avni, and brother, Rahul, his mom, and his grandma. He runs a garage with his best friend Bunty, who helps him find love. One day, he meets the beautiful model, Ahana Kapoor, and falls head over heels in love with her. She forgets her personal diary in his garage. Bunty gives him an idea to read Ahana's diary and impress her. Through this, Ayaan woos her, wins her heart, and they get married.

Ahana soon finds out that despite Ayaan's wealth, his family is very conservative and tradition-bound. This causes some bitterness between the newlyweds, which gets worse when she becomes pregnant and wants to abort the child. While visiting her mom on their dog's birthday, Ahana has an accident, which results in a miscarriage. Ayaan blames her for losing the child, but his mother convinces him, and he apologizes.

Two months later, on Ahana's birthday, she finds out that Ayaan had tricked her through her diary. Ahana decides to get drunk on her birthday and expose Ayaan publicly. Ayaan slaps Ahana very hard for her behavior, after which she leaves the house. Ahana is once again pregnant, and Ayaan goes to court to make sure that Ahana doesn't abort the baby. With the court's permission, Ayaan lives with Ahana at her parents' house to ensure a safe pregnancy.

Production

Adhiyaman began making a project titled Mujhse Shaadi Karogi in 2002, a romantic drama featuring Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty in the lead roles. The project's title was changed to Dil Chura Ke Chal Diye and then to the eventual title Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar. The film was completed within a year, though the producers delayed the film's release indefinitely. Delays meant that Adhiyaman chose to remake the film and release it swiftly in Tamil as Priyasakhi with a new cast, while he was still waiting for the Hindi film to have a theatrical release.

Critical response

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1 out of 5, writing "Salman looks as if he has just walked out of the Rajshri set. His depiction of Mr. Goody Goody reminds you of his part in H.A.H.K. and HUM SAATH-SAATH HAIN. Shilpa's role has negative shades and she plays the wicked wife well. The film has a number of actors in supporting roles, but the ones who stand out are Supriya Karnik [first-rate] and Shakti Kapoor [effective]. Reema Lagoo is too repetitive. Mohnish Bahl gets no scope. Kunika and Aasif Sheikh are passable.On the whole, SHAADI KARKE PHAS GAYA YAAR is a stale and outdated fare which reminds the viewer of the cinema of 1980s." Priyanka Jain of Rediff.com gave the film 1 out of 5, writing "The dialogues and screenplay by Rumi Jaffrey are amateurish. Music directors Sajid-Wajid also left the director to his own resources. There is not one foot-tapping number. The costumes are hopelessly out of fashion and look quite ugly. Overall, the look and feel of the film is not very pleasant. Garish colour combinations dominate, hurting the eye. You wait from beginning to end, hoping for at least one good scene. You get nothing."

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